"Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, television personality, entrepreneur, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, ""Deep Cover"", and then on Dre's solo debut album, ""The Chronic"". He has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. Snoop's debut album, ""Doggystyle"", produced by Dr. Dre, was released in 1993 by Death Row Records. Bolstered by excitement driven by Snoop's featuring on ""The Chronic"","
"O'Reilly took the position that the President should be allowed to sue Jadakiss for slander. The track was eventually banned on some radio stations or played with the lyrics in question censored. Jadakiss Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), is an American rapper better known by his stage name Jadakiss. He is known for being one third of the New York hip hop group The Lox, as well as being a member of the Ruff Ryders collective and for his solo work. He is currently signed to both Def Jam Records and his own label, D-Block Records, which he"
"O.T. Genasis Odis Oliver Flores (born June 18, 1987), better known by the stage name O.T. Genasis, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for the singles ""CoCo"" and ""Cut It"". Odis Oliver Flores was born on June 18, 1985 in Atlanta to Belizean immigrants. He grew up in Long Beach, California. Genasis states that his influences include Cutty Ranks, Buju Banton, T.I., Ludacris, Tupac Shakur, Shabba Ranks, and 50 Cent. In 2011, G-Unit Records signed him to their label. In 2012, under his association with G-Unit, he released his untitled debut official mixtape. He later was"
"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, he became well-known for his Crip Walk. O.T. Genasis Odis Oliver Flores (born June 18, 1987), better known by the stage name O.T. Genasis, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for the singles ""CoCo"" and ""Cut It"". Odis Oliver Flores was born on June 18, 1985 in Atlanta to Belizean immigrants. He grew up in Long Beach, California. Genasis states that his influences include Cutty Ranks, Buju Banton, T.I., Ludacris, Tupac Shakur, Shabba Ranks, and 50 Cent. In 2011, G-Unit Records signed him to their label. In 2012, under his association with G-Unit,"
"Tragedy Khadafi Percy Chapman (born August 13, 1971, in Queens, New York, United States), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, and formerly known as Intelligent Hoodlum, is an American rapper and producer who hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York, who helped spawn other hip hop artists such as Cormega, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Nas and many others both through production and influence. His name is a reference to the former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi. Tragedy began his career as one half of the duo Super Kids, along with Queensbridge producer DJ Hot Day. This output"
"Krondon Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American rapper and actor from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the group Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers Phil Da Agony and Mitchy Slick. Jones grew up in South Central, Los Angeles. Strong Arm Steady formed in 2003, and released its debut album ""Deep Hearted"" in 2007 followed by the mixtape ""Gang Mentality"", the conceptual album ""In Search of Stoney Jackson"" and their most recent installment, ""Arms & Hammers"". Krondon's debut album, ""Everything’s Nothing"" came out in 2013. Krondon also ghostwrites for other"
"2010. Tragedy Khadafi Percy Chapman (born August 13, 1971, in Queens, New York, United States), known by his stage name Tragedy Khadafi, and formerly known as Intelligent Hoodlum, is an American rapper and producer who hails from the Queensbridge Housing Projects in Queens, New York, who helped spawn other hip hop artists such as Cormega, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Nas and many others both through production and influence. His name is a reference to the former leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi. Tragedy began his career as one half of the duo Super Kids, along with Queensbridge producer DJ Hot Day. This"
"Lord Infamous Ricky T Dunigan (November 17, 1973 – December 20, 2013), better known by his stage name Lord Infamous, was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was a co-founder of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. He was the nephew of Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul. His lyrics touched on subjects such as horror, Luciferianism, mass murder, and torture, along with more common hip-hop themes such as crime and drugs. Lord Infamous started his music career in the early 1990s with younger half-brother DJ Paul. They were fairly popular in the south Memphis area and released"
"Kevin Gates Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, ""Islah"", released in January 2016 and peaked at number two on the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart. Prior to ""Islah"", Gates also released numerous mixtapes including ""Stranger Than Fiction"", ""By Any Means"", and ""Luca Brasi 2"", all of which peaked in the top 40 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart. Kevin Gates was born Kevin Jerome Gilyard on February 5,"
"Brother Shortman Everard Romany aka Brother Shortman, also known as Rapso Rebel, is a rhythm poet and musician from Trinidad and Tobago. Born in Trinidad 1951, Brother Shortman (Bro. Shortman) became, together with Brother Resistance, the lead singer of the Network Riddum Band in 1979. They developed a hybrid of soca and rap that they called rapso, a genre for which they credited Lancelot Layne as originator. Network Riddum Bands début album 1981, ""Busting Out"", became a major hit, defining the musical genre that would come to be known as rapso. Busting Out was the first album to use the"
"Cadalack Ron Robert Paulson (April 28, 1981 – January 22, 2016), known as Cadalack Ron, was an American battle rapper and underground hip hop artist from Los Angeles. Paulson, who was a childhood friend of singer Josh Groban, based his material on his life experiences, including his drug addictions. He also went under the aliases ""The Methadone Don"" and ""Black Tar Rap Star"", alluding to his dependency. In May 2014, he attracted negative publicity for footage in which he appeared to inject himself with heroin during a rap battle. Previously long-haired and muscular, Paulson's appearance in that battle was described"
"Jadakiss Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), is an American rapper better known by his stage name Jadakiss. He is known for being one third of the New York hip hop group The Lox, as well as being a member of the Ruff Ryders collective and for his solo work. He is currently signed to both Def Jam Records and his own label, D-Block Records, which he founded with the other members of The Lox. Jadakiss has released four studio albums, with the most recent being ""Top 5 Dead or Alive"" on November 20, 2015. Jadakiss began rapping in"
"career, Brooks is also a member of the San Francisco rap group Get Low Playaz with JT The Bigga Figga, D-Moe, and Seff Tha Gaffla. One of Brooks' most notable tracks is ""Shock the Party"", which samples Whodini's ""One Love"". The video for ""Shock the Party"" was filmed in the Fillmore district of San Francisco in the now-defunct Buena Vista Plaza East public housing towers, commonly referred to as OC (Outta Control) Housing Projects. San Quinn Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977), better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He"
"Quavo Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hip hop and trap music trio Migos. Quavo is related to his fellow Migos members, being Takeoff's uncle and Offset's cousin. Outside of Migos, Quavo has been featured on four singles which have peaked within the top 10 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, including DJ Khaled's ""I'm the One"". On October 11, 2018, he released his debut solo album, ""Quavo Huncho"" which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot"
"Robb Banks Richard O'Neil Burrell (born September 24, 1994), better known by his stage name Robb Banks (formerly stylized Robb Bank$), is an American hip hop recording artist. Born in New York City, the rapper later moved to Broward County, Florida, at age six and has lived there ever since. He gained recognition in 2012 with his debut mixtape ""Calendars"" and his follow-up mixtape ""Tha City"" in 2013. His debut studio album, ""Year of the Savage"", was released on October 2, 2015. Robb Banks was born Richard Burrell on September 24, 1994 in New York. He is the oldest child"
"Sheck Wes Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall (born September 10, 1998), known professionally as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper, songwriter and model. Wes is known widely for ""Mo Bamba"", his 2017 song that went viral in 2018. Wes is jointly signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records and Kanye West's GOOD Music record labels, under the aegis of Interscope Records and Polydor Records. Khadimou Fall was born on September 10, 1998 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, New York to Senegalese immigrants. At age 5, Wes and his mother moved to Milwaukee, where he lived for 9 years."
"earlier for complications related to his sickle-cell anemia. He was performing in the Art of Rap Tour in Las Vegas with Havoc, Ghostface Killah, Onyx, KRS-One, and Ice-T when he was hospitalized. According to a coroner's report he died of accidental choking. Prodigy (rapper) Albert Johnson (November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was an American rapper and entrepreneur who, with Havoc, was one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Prodigy was born on November 2, 1974, in Hempstead, New York, located on Long Island. He had one elder brother, Greg"
"dubbed the Golden Age due to new types of sub-genres of rap were emerging everyday. For the state of New York Christopher Wallace more commonly known as Biggie Smalls, was considered the king of rap in New York. He was born in May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn. After the fall of the biggie smalls era, rappers Rakim and Method Man started to take over the New York scene and then the iconic group of Wu Tang Clan emerged. The group was then followed by DMX, and Sean combs; better known as Diddy, and 50 Cent. All who made New York"
"Lil Ryder Wilfried Jason Mengue, better known by his stage name Lil Ryder (born June 30, 1997) is a French rapper, who's known for the release of his 2015's hit single, called ""Pas Idée"". Lil Ryder was born Wilfried Jason Mengue on June 30, 1997 in Willemstad (Curaçao) and moved to France at the age of eleven with his mother and sisters and his step-father, where he became interested in rap music. In Paris, he met Dj Chris who provided a recording studio for Ryder to explore his musical ambitions. In June 2011, Ryder posted his songs on the website"
"online hip hop magazine ""HipHopDX"", stating: ""He had a heart attack in his sleep. His mother found him dead this morning. He had been dead, the doctors say, for about five hours. Lord Infamous Ricky T Dunigan (November 17, 1973 – December 20, 2013), better known by his stage name Lord Infamous, was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was a co-founder of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. He was the nephew of Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul. His lyrics touched on subjects such as horror, Luciferianism, mass murder, and torture, along with more common hip-hop"
"has lifted the curse from Harden. Lil B Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, including hip hop, new age, indie rock and choral music. He describes his work as ""based"", a term which denotes a lifestyle of positivity and tolerance. He is noted for his extensive use of social media to build an online following. He has released a variety of albums and mixtapes, including ""Rain in"
"hop Culture because that is a term Bambaataa coined and I don’t know what his intention was when he coined the term, but what I do recognize is hip hop and I salute the rebirth of the hip hop movement"". Ronald Savage Ronald Savage (born 1965) is an American entrepreneur, hip hop artist, author, and activist. He was known as the ""crate boy"" for Jazzy Jay, who was the DJ for Afrika Bambaataa. He later claimed that Bambaata sexually molested him. Growing up in the Castle Hill Houses in The Bronx, Savage was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome as well as"
"Live 1994 - Hardaswallow 1999 - Merda & Melma 2002 - L'anello mancante EP Kaos One Marco Fiorito known as Kaos One, Don Kaos, Dottor K, Ahmad or simply Kaos (Caserta, June 11, 1971) is an Italian rapper, beatmaker, writer, began his career in 1986, first as a dancer breakdance and writer, then as MC, first in English and then in Italian. Kaos has been one of the forerunners of Italian Rap. After working as a writer, Kaos between 1986 and 1987 knows DJ Gruff and American MC Top Cat, which organizes some jam and is the Fresh Press Crew,"
"Jaron Marquis Jaron Marquis Garrett (born July 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Jaron Marquis or J. Marquis, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur and investor based in Los Angeles. He co-founded Dreamapolis, an Indianapolis-based start-up accelerator, and the independent record label Urban Genius Entertainment. As an actor he has starred in film roles that include ""Furious 7"" and ""Straight Outta Compton"". Marquis was born in Indianapolis and graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in 2001. He received a bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in business and pastoral sciences from Indiana State University in 2005. Then he"
"Loon (rapper) Amir Junaid Muhadith (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins , June 20, 1975 in Harlem, New York) best known by his stage name Loon, was an American rapper formerly signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records. He is best known for his role in P. Diddy's 2002 hits ""I Need a Girl (Part One)"" & ""I Need a Girl (Part Two)"" . Chauncey Hawkins born in Harlem, started his music career as a member of Mase's rap collective Harlem World and then became part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records under the name Loon. He released his self-titled debut album"
"Joey Badass Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott (born January 20, 1995), better known by his stage name Joey Badass (stylized as Joey Bada$$), is an American rapper, actor, and record producer. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, he is a founding member of the hip-hop collective Pro Era, with whom he has released three mixtapes. He released his debut mixtape, ""1999"", on June 23, 2012, to critical acclaim and recognition, followed by ""Rejex"" in September, and ""Summer Knights"" on July 1, 2013. His debut studio album, ""B4.DA.$$"", was released January 20, 2015. In July 2016, he made his television debut on the USA"
"Cassidy (rapper) Barry Adrian Reese (born July 7, 1982), better known by his stage name Cassidy, is an American hip hop recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He embarked on his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper, later earning a record deal in 2002, with Ruff Ryders and Full Surface Records, under the aegis of J Records. Cassidy is perhaps best known for his singles ""Hotel"", ""Get No Better"", ""I'm a Hustla"", ""B-Boy Stance"" and ""My Drink n My 2 Step"". ""Split Personality"", Cassidy's debut album, arrived in March 2004, and debuted at the number two spot on the"
"Kodak Black Bill K. Kapri (born Dieuson Octave; June 11, 1997) is an American rapper better known by his stage name Kodak Black. He is noted for his singles ""Roll in Peace"", ""Tunnel Vision"", and ""No Flockin"", as well as his numerous legal issues. Kodak Black was born Dieuson Octave on June 11, 1997 in Pompano Beach, Florida, where he was also raised. His parents were migrants from Haiti. Kodak Black was raised by his mother in Golden Acres, a public housing project in Pompano Beach. Kodak Black started rapping in elementary school and began to go to a local"
"bond, and later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor marijuana charges and received a 12-month sentence, which was suspended based on payment of fines. Studio albums Collaborative albums Quavo Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hip hop and trap music trio Migos. Quavo is related to his fellow Migos members, being Takeoff's uncle and Offset's cousin. Outside of Migos, Quavo has been featured on four singles which have peaked within the top 10 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100,"
"a CNN report, Frito-Lay said that Flamin' Hot Cheetos meets all food safety regulations. Lil Xan Diego Leanos (born September 6, 1996), known professionally as Lil Xan or simply Diego, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Redlands, California. He is best known for his breakout hit ""Betrayed"", which was certified platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number 64 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. His stage name is derived from the name of the prescription drug Xanax. Leanos was born on September 6, 1996, in Redlands, California to Mexican parents. Growing up, Leanos was poor and lived in"
"Seed of 6ix Seed of 6ix is a Memphis, Tennessee rap group composed of Locodunit (Thomas Dunigan) and Lil Infamous (Ricky Dunigan, Jr.), who are the nephews of the co-founder of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, DJ Paul (Paul Beauregard). Lil Infamous is also the son of former co-founder Lord Infamous (Ricky Dunigan). Locodunit and Lil Infamous started the group in late 2014 and released their debut album Faces of Gospel on February 6, 2015. The album is available on various digital platforms. His style was also widely considered as horrorcore, crunk and gangsta rap. The group began in"
"referring to him directly. Among other lines, he rapped: ""I destroy average rappers, it's just practice […] Men lie, women lie, numbers sure don't / Got the whole beast coast coming for your skull / The karma gon' catch up, your album sales won't"". In an interview with ""HipHopDX"" the following day, Fat Joe stated that he personally reached out to both Joey Badass and Troy Ave to try and squash the feud, but failed. Joey Badass Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott (born January 20, 1995), better known by his stage name Joey Badass (stylized as Joey Bada$$), is an American rapper,"
"Prodigy (rapper) Albert Johnson (November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was an American rapper and entrepreneur who, with Havoc, was one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Prodigy was born on November 2, 1974, in Hempstead, New York, located on Long Island. He had one elder brother, Greg Johnson. He came from a musical family. His grandfather Budd Johnson was a saxophonist, and his grand-uncle, Keg Johnson, was a trombonist. Both of them are remembered for their contributions to the bebop era of jazz. His mother, Fatima Frances (Collins) Johnson,"